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Originally Posted by Ark2
There's nothing confusing about my post at all. My issue is with people that say if there were no guns, mass shootings would just turn into 1-2 people getting stabbed, or result in no deaths at all. I think that assumption is pretty naïve. What drives mass shootings is a compulsion to kill, not guns themselves. Guns are just a means to accomplish this. To suggest that if guns are taken out of the equation, people with severe mental issues would suddenly not seek a release is asinine.
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Yes, and wearing a seatbelt doesn't completely eliminate deaths in automobile accidents. That doesn't mean it's stupid to wear them.